Imperial Russia, one of the largest empires that thrived from 1720 to 1917, had only about a dozen permanent Black residents out of a population of over a million. It has been documented that during this period, Russia “waged wars, conquered surrounding lands, and produced some of the most well-known, …
Read More »Lots of idiots are on Twitter – Stephanie Benson
Ghanaian musician Stephanie Benson’s response to her so many controversies on Twitter was as interesting as her persona. In response to why she’s engaged in so much banter online, the bubbly Stephanie said that Twitter was pretty much full of idiots. During the special Ghana month interview on Showbiz 360 with …
Read More »Half of men who pay for sex may be HIV-positive – study
Paying for sex is prevalent among African men with 1 in 10 of them using the services of sex workers, suggests new research. Researchers from the University of Montreal in Canada and Imperial College London also found that men who pay for sex are 50% more likely to be HIV-positive …
Read More »15 year old pupil stabbed to dead
A 15-year-old boy died after being stabbed in the stomach during a violent altercation with a fellow pupil outside a Durban school on Friday. KwaZulu-Natal police said a case of murder was being investigated by the Pinetown police following the incident. “It is alleged that at approximately 14:45 a male, …
Read More »Kojo Antwi ventures into oil marketing business; opens his first fuel station at Kasoa
Aside from his singing career, legendary Ghanaian highlife musician, Julius Kojo Antwi has also moved into the oil marketing business, opening his first filling station named Torrid Fueling Station. The newly opened fuel station is located at Kasoa Krispo City along the Accra-Cape Coast highway. Announcing this on Facebook, Mr. Music Man, …
Read More »DJ Romeo sentenced to18 months imprisonment for stealing
The Effiduase District Court in the Sekyere East District of the Ashanti region has sentenced a sound engineer to 18 months imprisonment in hard labor for unlawful entry and stealing. Frank Kesse, alias DJ Romeo, pleaded guilty to the charges and was convicted on his own plea by the court …
Read More »GFA to compete in FIFA video game competition
The Football Association will give FIFA esports enthusiasts the chance to represent the country on the biggest stage and compete with competitors from other countries across the globe. The GFA will host the maiden edition of the National qualifying event (called the MA eTrophy) for the FIFAe Nations Series to …
Read More »If Rihanna were Nigerian, people would say witches will attack the child – Toke Makinwa
Toke Makinwa has said that people would have reacted differently to Rihanna showing off her bare baby bump if she were a Nigerian. The media personality reposted a photo of the Barbadian singer flaunting her bump at a restaurant in Paris. “If she was Nigerian world people will say witches …
Read More »Police withdraw patrols in Tamale for fear of officers’ lives
The Northern Regional Police Command has withdrawn all patrols and visibility snap-checks in the Tamale metropolis over the fear of officers’ lives. This follows the intensified uncertainties in the region after a recent shooting incident at Lamashegu that resulted in the death of one person and injury of several others. …
Read More »The contradictions: What Roads Minister and Deputy Finance Minister said about govt’s plans for E-Levy
The government of Ghana through Ken Ofori-Atta, the Finance Minister announced an introduction of an Electronic Transaction Levy, E-Levy, during the presentation of the 2022 budget statement in Parliament. E-Levy among other things is to “widen the tax net and rope in the informal sector.” The proposed Levy, which was …
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